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After a full month since a major food shopping trip had been taken, the refrigerator at the home of Raphael Richmond was near empty. Richmond and her six children adjust to the recent cut in their food stamp (SNAP) allotment. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Hunger is rising — by Republican design

Ashlie D. Stevens

Policy shifts are shrinking SNAP access, pushing millions off aid. Not because need fell, but because barriers rose

President Donald Trump

Iran is breaking Trump's spirit

Amanda Marcotte

The war is getting in the way of the president's race-baiting and revenge campaigns

Death and beauty (Aitor Diago/Getty Images)

The latest beauty hack? Cadaver fat

Andi Zeisler

As GLP-1 use surges, demand for longer-lasting fillers is raising ethical questions about donated tissue

Rev. David Black receives medical attention after being pepper sprayed by ICE officers during a protest in Broadview, Illinois, Sept. 19, 2025. (Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Faith on the front lines against ICE

Chauncey DeVega

Across the city, liberal and progressive clergy say the Gospel calls them to stand with immigrants under siege

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Online surveillance. (Serg Myshkovsky via Getty Images)

AI is elevating a spy power debate

Russell Payne

Up for renewal on April 20, FISA Section 702 has long been criticized as a backdoor for spying on Americans

Fitness content is big in the "manosphere," but extreme ideologies make appearances, too. (ljubaphoto/Getty Images)

The manosphere's antisemitism problem

Miriam Eve Mora - The Conversation

Prominent influencers openly deny the Holocaust, call for violence against Jews and spread conspiracy theories

The infamous 24-hour diner is now the centerpiece of an outrageous claim by a FEMA official, who says he was "teleported" to the restaurant over 50 miles away. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

FEMA head "teleported" to Waffle House

CK Smith

A bizarre claim from a FEMA worker has people online joking about Waffle House teleportation.

President Trump and the Easter Bunny at the White House's traditional Easter Egg Roll in 2025. His 2026 messages were less kid-friendly. (Matt McClain / Getty Images)

Trump's Easter posts send mixed messages

CK Smith

An official, traditional White House message contrasted with a more combative, profanity-laced personal post

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Steve Carell in "Rooster" (Katrina Marcinowski/HBO)

The value of knowing nobody cares

Melanie McFarland

In its way, Bill Lawrence and Steve Carell's comedy interrupts the globally destructive pull of male insecurity

Pastor Paula White and President Trump at a faith luncheon in 2025. She is known for mixing her faith with right-wing politics as she serves as Trump's chief spiritual adviser. (	ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty Images)

Paula White says Trump is like Jesus

CK Smith

Some Christian leaders are calling the comparison “blasphemous” as criticism grows, White House deletes the video

Jeremy Culhane as Coach Bruce Pearl, Ashley Padilla as Pam Bondi, and Kam Patterson as Kenny “The Jet” Smith during the “NCAA Post Game Show” Cold Open on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)

Barkley bids Bondi bye-bye on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith

Kenan Thompson's take on the NBA legend said goodbye to a "freckle-chested dragon lady" attorney general

"Hag" (Tubi)

"Hag" is a Tubi movie to rule them all

Coleman Spilde

The thriller is the most fun you'll have not paying for a movie all year. And it's just the tip of the Tubi iceberg

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Remnants of the F-15 shot down over Iran, one of two fighter jets this week. All pilots have since been recovered. (Anadolu / Contributor / Getty Images)

Iran downs planes, US rescues pilots

CK Smith

Dual shoot downs and a days-long search culminate in a high-stakes recovery mission and escalation of the war

Pope Leo XIV holds the Easter candle at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican, April 4, 2026. (Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images)

Why does the right hate the pope?

Andrew O'Hehir

It might be the weirdest fact of this upside-down decade: The church is on the right side of history (sort of)

President Donald Trump (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

One year of tariff fallout

Heather Digby Parton

Remember Liberation Day? Well, a year later, inflation is up, Trump’s ratings are down — and he doesn’t care

Created by Harvey Levin and Jim Paratore and launched in 2005, TMZ is now owned by the Fox Corporation (Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Welcome to Capitol Hill, TMZ

Sophia Tesfaye

Congress getting the tabloid treatment sounds good. But it's more both-sides coverage

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A transgender rights supporter takes part in a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the high court hears arguments in a case on transgender health rights on December 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Democrats can’t ignore trans rights

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Critics say Democrats like Gavin Newsom aren't moving the party forward on trans rights

University of Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg revealed that he’d been offered millions of dollars to transfer to another school. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

NCAA nonprofit status raises questions

Andrew Urbaczewski - The Conversation

Recent court decisions, settlements and NCAA policy changes have opened the door to athletes to earn millions

Former "Cosby Show" actor Geoffrey Owens, once went viral working retail in between acting jobs, now guest starring on one of the biggest shows "The Pitt." (Courtesy of HBO Max)

Geoffrey Owens’ full-circle moment

CK Smith

The actor's latest role marks another step in a quiet comeback years after the viral moment that sparked debate

President Trump and Bondi at a meeting in Memphis on March 23, 2026, just days before he fired her from office. (Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images)

Bondi fired, DOJ portrait really trashed

CK Smith

Her portrait was reportedly pulled within hours, offering a stark image of how quickly officials fall out of favor

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Flea and Anthony Kiedis  perform at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina in May 20, 2006. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The dirty truth about feel-good hits

Melanie McFarland

You may hate the Chili Peppers, but you'll never escape "Can't Stop"

Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the Supreme Court (Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)

My citizenship, up for debate

Pablo Andreu

SCOTUS seems poised to uphold birthright citizenship. But Republicans are intent on creating a rigid hierarchy

Former national security adviser and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn speaks during the ReAwaken America Tour, Oct. 21, 2022, in Manheim, Pennsylvania. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump uses fake prophecy to boost war

Frederick Clarkson

“Apostles” and “prophets” on the Christian far right are still ready to rally behind failing president

No Kings in St. Paul, Minn. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

No Kings needs a next step

Chauncey DeVega

The largest protests in American history need more than outrage. Without clear demands, momentum fades

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